Fich SpA sold 50% of shares in Colombini Group

Third-generation family shareholders of Salice SpA (“Salice” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), Francesca, Massimo and Sergio Salice, sold a majority stake in the Group to Cobepa S.A., a Belgian investment company backed by large entrepreneurial European families.

UNIKOV Steel spol. s r.o., a manufacturer of garden furniture, was sold to Linatek a.s., backed by the Czech investment group Colibri Capital.

Pepkor Holdings, a South African-based investment and holding company focused on the discount and value consumer retail and fintech market, entered into a transaction agreement to acquire the Legit, Style, Swagga, and Boardmans brands and businesses from Retailability.

Sotralu Group, a European specialist in accessories and closures for aluminium joineries backed by Bridgepoint, acquired the Italian company FR Accessories.

Krenek Forest Service, an exclusive distributor of Ponsse forest machines in the Czech Republic was sold to Ponsse, the Finnish forest machines producer, who is also a main business partner of the company.

The French company Socotec, active in the testing, inspection and control sector for the construction and infrastructure industry, known as TIC, acquired the majority shareholding of the Catalan BAC Engineering Consultancy Group, which works in the fields of civil and building engineering, energy, and quality control.

Tecnoplast, a leading Italian producer of high-end windows and doors in PVC and aluminum, was sold to Dea Capital Sviluppo Sostenibile, an Italian private equity fund focused on ESG investments.